The 2020 mid-year rugby union internationals (also known as the summer internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) were international rugby union matches that were planned to be played during the July international window. They were all postponed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]
France and Wales are to tour Argentina and New Zealand respectively as they did in 2016. They will both play a two-test series as France did four years prior, but unlike Wales as they played New Zealand three times. Ireland are again to tour Australia like they did in 2018, but this time would also play two tests instead of their previous three. [2]
Event | Result | Victor |
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Argentina v France test series | ||
Australia v Ireland test series | ||
Japan v England test series | ||
New Zealand v Wales test series | ||
South Africa v Scotland test series |
Italy are to play Argentina while Scotland are to play New Zealand on 18 July.
Team/Tour | Opponents |
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Wales tour | Japan |
Italy tour | United States – Canada – Argentina |
Scotland tour | New Zealand |
Georgia tour | Blue Bulls – South Africa A – South Africa |
21 June 2020 15:00 BST (UTC+01) |
England | Postponed [lower-alpha 1] | Barbarians |
Twickenham Stadium, London [4] |
18 July 2020 17:05 EDT (UTC-4) |
South Africa | Cancelled | Georgia |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth [13] |
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The England national rugby union team represents England in men's international rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England have won the championship on 29 occasions, winning the Grand Slam 13 times and the Triple Crown 26 times, making them the most successful outright winners in the tournament's history. They are currently the only team from the Northern Hemisphere to win the Rugby World Cup, having won the tournament in 2003, and have been runners-up on three other occasions.
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